Stupid phrase.
I’l stick with a thousand years of Anglo-American law: a crime is a joint union of act and intent.
Nothing more is needed, no “thoughtcrime” so the left can start shipping actual Americans off in cattle cars.
CA Penal Code: 20. In every crime or public offense there must exist a union, or joint operation of act and intent, or criminal negligence.
21a. An attempt to commit a crime consists of two elements: a specific intent to commit the crime, and a direct but ineffectual act done toward its commission.